Posted on 02/28/2014 8:17:07 AM PST by Lazamataz
Some worrying developments are taking place at the Super Volcano located beneath Yellowstone National Park; the kind of developments that were seen shortly before other volcanoes erupted. Not only was there a sudden rise in the elevation of the ground, and development of new cracks, but a gas called Helium-4, a very rare type of Helium, has begun coming out of the surface. It is the presence of this gas that has scientists quite concerned. If the Yellowstone Super Volcano were to erupt, it would be 2,000 times bigger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the 1980′s. Everything within 500 miles would be dead or destroyed within minutes, 2/3rds of the entire United States would be covered in volcanic ash and the climate of the entire planet would cool within a month. On top of that, just this past week, the largest earthquake in the US took place just a few miles from Yellowstone proving hot magma is on the move. Here’s what has scientists concerned:
Since late summer 2013, the Yellowstone GPS network has tracked a small ” ground deformation episode” in north-central Yellowstone National Park.
During the past five months, the NRWY GPS station has recorded about 3.5 cm (1.4 in) of uplift (the ground is rising) and about 1 cm (0.4 in) of southeastward ground movement, relative to a stable reference station north of the Park.
Measurements from other GPS stations in northern Yellowstone show smaller displacements, forming a circular pattern of deformation (circular — as in the round mouth of a volcano) consistent with a minor pressurization (building-up underground), about 6 to 10 km (4-6 miles) deep, near Norris Junction.
What has scientists very concerned is that Yellowstone has suddenly begun emitting massive amounts of Helium-4. Helium-4 seems to be the predictor of activity, as proved with other volcanos.
Smaug alert!
..a gas called Helium-4, a very rare type of Helium....
[Helium-4 (42He or 4He) is a non-radioactive isotope of the element helium. It is by far the most abundant of the two naturally occurring isotopes of helium, making up about 99.99986% of the helium on Earth.] Is that you Mr White? Yeah, SCIENCE!
Or at least be a good reason to start one....
I’m sure you meant “We are all SO SCREWED!”
And I'm sure all the people who live nearby hope you die, too.
If its coming I say we throw the biggest Camp Meeting/Barbecue since Jesus did the loaves and fishes! Go out with a belly full of good food and the words of Amazing Grace coming from my lips!
Let’s get series.
This bulge in the earth is...hugh...
But will my voice sound funny if we go to Yellowstone on vacation?
Not to worry I have an EMP device of NORK design on a Iranian rocket ready to launch on moments notice to counter act the volcano.
Gotta go.
It’s been fun.
/”No more of that, now!”
Perhaps we are, but I selfishly only care about myself.
“Fracking caused it” Ya beat me to it. That’s exactly what they’ll say.
I am serious! I still say that we throw the biggest Camp Meeting/Barbecue since Jesus did the loaves and fishes! Like I said what better way to go, surrounded by the faithful and full belly full and the words of Amazing Grace coming from my ones mouth!
By the look of the map, Idaho is in a great location to give us some nicely baked potatoes to go with the ham. Yum.
Yeah, whatever.
/mark
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